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Regulator eases investment rules for insurance firms
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/12/2025
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has eased investment restrictions on insurance companies, lowering equity risk charges to allow insurers to invest more in the Thai stock market.
Dumping cash for cards
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/12/2025
» International travel has been transformed more in the past decade than in the previous 50 years. Flights are booked instantly, hotels auto-recommend themselves, and in many major cities, cash has vanished almost entirely.
Broker preps Bitazza DigiPay app launch
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/11/2025
» Bitazza Thailand, a licensed digital asset broker, is preparing to launch Bitazza DigiPay, a new payment application that allows foreign tourists to convert their digital assets into baht and make QR code payments nationwide, with enhanced security measures to protect against scams.
TouristDigiPay digital asset scheme kicks off
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/09/2025
» TouristDigiPay, a regulatory sandbox programme that allows foreign tourists to convert digital assets into baht to spend in Thailand, launched on Thursday with registration opening for digital asset and e-money operators, says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Asian shares slide, SET falls on weak GDP data
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/02/2023
» RECAP: Asian shares and currencies slipped on Friday as strong economic data from the US and hawkish Federal Reserve comments revived fears that the US central bank will stick to its path of interest rate increases to tame inflation.
Kerry Wallet to bolster e-commerce drive
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/08/2021
» Kerry Express (Thailand) is developing its own e-wallet -- Kerry Wallet -- supported by Sabuy Technology, in an effort to gain a stronger footing on online shopping platforms and in the area of social commerce.
BAY looks to expand QR in neighbouring countries
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/10/2019
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country's fifth-largest commercial lender by assets, is targeting Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia as its next destinations for cross-border QR code payment.
GH Bank targets digital service overhaul
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/07/2018
» Inspired by Scandinavia's cashless society push, state-owned GH Bank has set its sights on becoming a digital services bank by jump-starting its mobile app and QR code payment service.